Artist Evan Lovett, who shared an in-progress shot of the mural this week, told the blog: "We wanted to paint something we see every day, and we added the SEPTA token to tie it into the neighborhood and the El."

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While tokens may be on their way out, thanks to the new SEPTA Key card, the coin is now memorialized in art. If the early response is any indication, the depiction is a hit. A Streets Department Instagram post Thursday previewing the work -- calling it "the best new mural ever" -- has gotten more than 1,800 likes.